Millersville University, Faculty Senate
MINUTES
FACULTY SENATE MEETING
2 May 1995
Prior Minutes
Reports
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Committee Reports
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Business
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Chairperson D. Eidam called the meeting to order at 4:07 p.m. in Chryst
Hall, Room 210. All departmental senators except the Art Department's
attended. J. Haugh and E. Kobeski attended for the student senate.
Minutes
Senate approved the 18 April 1995 meeting
minutes with the following changes: On page 3779 under University Course
and Program Review Committee, C. McLeod gave a report for F. Erickson of
the Graduate Course and Program Review Committee. Acting for Erickson,
McLeod placed MATH 537 on the agenda for the next senate meeting. Strike
out all references to MATH 537 as a "non General Education" course.
On page 3781 under Revisions to the BS Secondary Education Social Studies
Major, add the following: Senate postponed until the next meeting a vote
on a C. McLeod/S. Luek motion that "A Social Studies major shall be
deemed to be a major in the department in which the major's option
resides."
Reports
Chairperson's Report
Chairperson D. Eidam noted some corrections to today's agenda. Senate
approved the following changes: Item XII becomes Item IX. Item XV becomes
Item X. Item XIV becomes Item XI. All remaining items were shifted
downward accordingly.
Eidam reported that all committee reports will be assembled, bound, and
mailed in one package sometime this summer. They will not be attached to
the next meeting's agenda. Eidam forwarded to senators in two separate
mailings two communications that he received from President J. Caputo. By
popular demand, senate's soft drink allocation has been increased. Eidam
is reappointing R. Clark as senate's representative to the Academic
Computing Committee. Although he will not serve as senator next year,
Clark has been an active participant on the Academic computing Committee.
Eidam asked that senators inform him if they have changed their E-mail
addresses in the last year. If you have moved to Marauder, please inform
Eidam. All departments have reported the results of their senatorial
elections.
The Commencement Committee met with the Provost and it was decided not to
pursue the matter of having students walk across the stage. There was a
consensus to recognize honor students. The Committee discussed a proposal
that would allow students to invite faculty members the students wished
to have attend the commencement ceremonies. The procedure would be
similar to the way faculty are invited to attend the honors and awards
ceremonies. Finally, there will be better provisions for photographs in
the future.
The summer senate meeting will be Tuesday, June 13, 1995, from 3:00-4:45
PM, in Myers Auditorium of McComsey Hall. There will be no snack service.
Eidam noted there would be a lot of business at the meeting. If a senator
can not attend, please send an alternate. Eidam said that senate
introduced the three meeting rule at the suggestion of the Academic
Policies committee. Perhaps senate should drop down to a two meeting
rule. Eidam said he would bring a proposal to senate before the next
meeting.
Eidam is attempting to revise the governance manual to include the
changes that senate recommended concerning student leadership. The
changes are subject to President J. Caputo's approval. Some of the
student members serving on committees are not elected by student senate.
One is elected by the graduate students organization and a couple are
appointed by Vice-President for Student Affairs G. Reighard. Eidam is
assuming that those students are included in the motion that senate
approved at its 18 April 1995 meeting. Senate approved Eidam's
assumption.
Student Senate
Student senate president J. Haugh said that at their last meeting,
student senate allocated $859,760. Nobody could have gotten any more
money out of student senate. The allocations were the same as that
requested by the allocations committee. This Thursday will be Haugh's
last meeting. He thanked everybody for their time and for the opportunity
to be a part of the faculty senate. E. Kobeski will take over as student
senate president next year. Kobeski said there would be committee
elections next Thursday night. Not all student members of faculty senate
committees will be elected then.
Administrative Officers
President
President J. Caputo announced the SSHE Board of Governors met recently in
Kutztown. The Board approved MU's Masters in Nursing Degree proposal.
However, it did not act on the SSHE presidents renewals. Perhaps the
Board is attempting to show the new governor that it is tough. Our state
representative, Jere Schuler, Governor Ridge, and others have indicated
that there might be increases in budgeted amounts for the SSHE for the
next academic year. Perhaps we will see some budgetary relief in the
future.
Vice-President for Academic Affairs
Provost F. McNairy reminded senators of the Honors Program Awards
Convocation on Saturday. Senators are invited to commencement on the
following weekend to pay tribute to our graduates.
Vice-President for Student Affairs
Vice-President for Student Affairs G. Reighard gave more details about
the past weekend. There were programs well into Sunday morning. President
J. Caputo flipped pancakes at 4 AM. Hundreds of students participated.
Reighard appeard in Commonwealth court last Wednesday because the
University is being sued. The suit does involve MU faculty. A West
Chester corporation is classified as a competing bookstore. The competing
store has contacted the University for faculty book orders under the
Pennsylvania right to know law. MU has provided the store with a list of
all our courses and the faculty names.
Last Wednesday a judge did not authorize an injunction at that time. the
corporation calls itself Dynamic Student Services. MU's Student Services
will sue the corporation for violating its trade name. The owners of
Dynamic Student Services have the right to contact MU faculty and to be
on campus. Faculty may provide the owners with their bookorder
information if the faculty member so desires. MU will soon send the
faculty a letter with the advice of SSHE attorneys about this matter.
The competing store claims to have invested $100,000 in a building in
Millersville. The owners claim they want to go "head to head" against the
University bookstore. they demand that the University provide them with
all faculty bookorders at one time. MU does not have that information.
Faculty members deal directly with Student Services. Student Services is
not obligated to provide the bookorders to the competing bookstore. It is
a private corporation, not an arm of the University. Faculty need not
reveal their bookorder information to the new competition until the judge
rules on the matter.
Committee Reports
University Course and Program Review Committee
Committee chairperson C. McLeod introduced new courses under the three
meeting rule:
ANTH 320: Archeological Method and Theory, a new three credit
hour nongeneral education W course effective Fall 1995 if approved.
ECON 327: Women and Global Economic Development, a new three
credit hour General Education, Perspectives course effective Fall 1995 if
approved.
PHYS 435: Statistical Mechanics, a new three credit hour course
effective Fall 1996 if approved.
THEA 350: Theatre Management, a new three credit hour course
effective Spring 1996 if approved.
McLeod introduced one course under the one meeting rule:
THEA 217: Theatre Appreciation, a three credit hour existing
course seeking General Education and C status effective Summer of 1995 if
approved. The course number is changing from the present 317 to the new
217.
McLeod placed on the agenda for the next senate meeting a proposal on
Admission to Advanced Studies for Teacher Preparation Students. He also
placed on the table an option and a minor for archeology. They are being
distributed only for senate's information. As soon as senate approves
Anthropology 320, McLeod will ask the chair for the floor in order to
move the adoption of the option and minor.
Senator G. Yelagotes asked that senate consider ANTH 320: Archeological
Method and Theory, at the next meeting, June 13, 1995. Senate approved.
Senator R. Fulmer asked that Senate consider at the next meeting a
proposal for an exception to the general rule that courses from the major
department cannot count as general education courses (see Attachment A).
Graduate Course and Program Review Committee
Chairperson F. Erickson placed on the agenda for the next meeting the
course:
BIOL662: Molecular Biology, an existing graduate course that
is changing from three to four credit hours effective Fall 1995 if
approved.
Erickson also placed on the agenda for the next meeting the Education
Leadership program. The program had been on the agenda once before.
Academic Policies Committee
Chairperson B. Nakhai announced the committee's last meeting of the
semester next Wednesday. The committee is very close to bringing to
senate proposed changes in the academic honesty and dishonesty policy
area. The committee will coordinate with Meet and Discuss first. It hopes
to bring a proposal for the June 13, 1995, senate meeting. The committee
will provide additional documents for the meeting. Senate will only vote
on the policy itself.
University Honors Program Committee
Chairperson S. Luek said that on May 9, 1995, there will be a
comprehensive evaluation of the honors program. On April 25 and 26, 1995,
the committee hosted two outside examiners. One examiner was from within
the SSHE and one was from the State University of New York in Oswego. J.
Osborne and S. Luek have written a comprehensive report of the program
for the first time.
JointSenate Conference Committee
Chairperson S. Luek thanked the chairpersons who have responded thus far
in terms of the recommendations of the number of students and alternates
on their committees. Luek is compiling the results and later in the
summer will turn them over to the new chair, J. Piperberg.
Academic Computing Advisory Committee
R. Clark discussed his annual committee report. Please contact him if
anyone needs more information.
SSHE Academic Advisory Committee
MU-APSCUF representative R. Clark reported on the first ever meeting of
the committee. Clark said that representatives there felt they could best
do what they do if they had institutional autonomy.
Proposed Courses
Under the three meeting rule, senate approved one course:
BIOL 247: Biodiversity, a new three credit hour general education
C course effective Spring 1995.
Business
University Theme Committee Proposals
Chairperson J. Piperberg recommended themes to senate for the 1997-98 and
1998-99 academic years. He said the theme Committee received four solid
suggestions. The committee recommended Culture and Communication in the
Electronic Village for the 1997-98 academic year. It recommended MU, a
Community of Learners, for the 1998-99 academic year. Senate approved the
two themes.
New Course Proposals
Senate approved ENGL 430: Studies in American Ethnic Literature
Since 1945, a new three credit hour General Education and Perspectives
course to be first offered in the Fall of 1995 and MATH 537:
Statistical Problem Solving Seminar, a 1 credit hour nonGeneral Education
course to be first offered in the Spring of 1996. Senate also approved
COMM 430: Culture and the Semiotics of Communication, a new three
credit hour Perspectives course to be first offered in the Spring of
1996.
Revisions to the BS Secondary Education Social
Studies Major
Senate resumed debate on a motion to revise the BS Secondary Education
Social Studies major. See C. Geiger/H. Fischer for the proposal. C.
Geiger attended the meeting as a representative of the Social Studies
Advisory Committee. Chairperson D. Eidam reminded senators that the
motion on the floor substitutes for the original proposal. The motion on
the floor is that social studies majors be deemed as majors in the
department in which they are taking their option.
After a long discussion, the substitute motion passed. A W.Dorman/S. Luek
motion to change the wording from "...deemed as..." to "...considered..."
passed. A G.Yelagotes/O. Iglesias motion to refer the substituted motion
back to the Social Studies Advisory Committee failed. The substituted
motion passed.
Proposed Revision in the Departmental Evaluation of
Major Policy
The Academic Policy Committee proposed revisions in the departmental
evaluation of major policy as stated in the Governance manual (see
Attachment D, page 3772, of the 4 April 1995
minutes). Senate passed the proposed revisions.
Proposed New Standing Committee for Senate
The Senate AD HOC Policies Review Committee is proposing a new standing
committee for senate (see Attachment E,
pages 3773-3774, of the 4 April
1995 minutes). Chairperson B. Schneller endorsed the establishment of an
Admissions, Advisement and Student Affairs committee. Senate passed the
motion to establish the committee Senators raised questions about the
makeup of the committee. There was a senate consensus to make these
questions an agenda item for the next senate meeting.
Senate adjourned at 5:45 p.m. The next meeting will be Tuesday, 13 June
1995, from 3:00-4:30 p.m. in Myers Auditorium of McComsey Hall.
Respectfully submitted,
Marvin Margolis, Secretary
Faculty Senate
Prior Minutes
Reports
...| Chairperson
| Student Senate Pres
| President
| VP Acad Affairs
| VP Student Affairs
|
Committee Reports
...| UCPRC
| GCPRC
| Acad Policies
| Univ Honors
| Joint Senate
| Acad Computing
| SSHE Acad Advisory
| Proposed Courses
Business
...| Univ Theme
| New Course
| Sec Ed SS Major
| Eval of Major
| New Committee
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